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. >> ann coulter called the president a retard, an astonishing open letter from john franklin stevens. he has down syndrome and is a global messenger for the special olympics. i'm pleased to have him live with me tonight along with the ceo of special olympics. welcome to you both. frank, let me start with you. i found your speech this morning that you wrote was extremely moving. you heard ann coulter there trying to insist that the word retard is not offensive. what was your reaction to that? >> well, the word retard is offensive and should not be -- should not be a symbol for someone who is dumb and shallow. if they wanted to use me as a symbol, use it as a symbol for someone who fights adversity. >> and, tim, when you heard her getting very agitated about it, and insisted she would carry on using the word, no worse than moron, imbecile, creton, whatever. i think retard, in particular, has been adopted by people who want to be offensive to people with disability, more than any of the other words, therefore, has a special significance that people are aware of. >> i think the question
. >> ann coulter called the president a retard, an astonishing open letter from john franklin stevens. he has down syndrome and is a global messenger for the special olympics. i'm pleased to have him live with me tonight along with the ceo of special olympics. welcome to you both. frank, let me start with you. i found your speech this morning that you wrote was extremely moving. you heard ann coulter there trying to insist that the word retard is not offensive. what was your reaction to...
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in the month before the election to talk openly about what happened to ambassador stevens, reminding people there is still no government in libya, still no security in libya. al qaeda entities, al qaeda affiliated entities are moving freely in libya. they are the most armed people in the country. it raises the question, what did it war accomplish? i think most people, most people view a show like this, a very new savvy audience don't know there isn't a government in libya. all this time later. >> that's not entirely true, david. there were elections, muslim fundamentalists actually lost badly, a moderate liberal pro-western government was elected. gadhafi created a sham state. yes, the institutions of government are not very strong in libya but to characterize it as there being no government, this is actually a very important election that took place and many conservatives -- precisely because it brought the power to liberals. >> what do we get? that's the debate the administration want to not have this month. that is the debate driven home by the events in benghazi. that is why -- a
in the month before the election to talk openly about what happened to ambassador stevens, reminding people there is still no government in libya, still no security in libya. al qaeda entities, al qaeda affiliated entities are moving freely in libya. they are the most armed people in the country. it raises the question, what did it war accomplish? i think most people, most people view a show like this, a very new savvy audience don't know there isn't a government in libya. all this time later....
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that people point to the fact -- and they didn't used to be able to when david suter and john paul stevens were still on the court. they often voted with the appointees who were democratic appointees so that the 5-4 decisions always five republican appointees versus four democratic. now that they're off, it often does turn that way, but that is not because they are voting their politics. not because they're voting for the republicans or voting for the democrats. it's because they have been selected by the republicans or selected by the democrats precisely because of their judicial philosophy. so it should be no surprise that the five appointed by the republicans tend to have a certain judicial philosophy and the four appointed by the democrats tend to have a different one. i mean, that's what elections have been about for a long time. >> when you lose a -- or a case goes against what you would like it to go, what do you do? do you go have a few drinks? chill out? how do you deal with failure like that? because these are big deals. you're a supreme court judge. >> probably mutter something
that people point to the fact -- and they didn't used to be able to when david suter and john paul stevens were still on the court. they often voted with the appointees who were democratic appointees so that the 5-4 decisions always five republican appointees versus four democratic. now that they're off, it often does turn that way, but that is not because they are voting their politics. not because they're voting for the republicans or voting for the democrats. it's because they have been...
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one is the ongoing situation regarding the death of ambassador christopher stevens in libya. lots of vagueness about what really went on in the days leading up to this and indeed, afterwards. what is your assessment of where we are now? >> well, let me tell you what's not vague, and that is five days after, five days after what was very quickly determined by the intelligence committee as a terrorist attack, they trotted out our ambassador to the u.n. to every major news outlet saying that this was a spontaneous demonstration because of a hateful video. that's probably one of the worst things that i have ever observed in my life, and obviously, there were warnings and obviously anybody who believes that an attack with mortars and rocket-propelled grenades and a very sophisticated attack is the result of a video, i mean, it's just ridiculous. and finally, piers, it's not the video that's stoking these demonstrations. as you know, it's the radical islamists that are using the videos as a means of inflaming passion in the middle east and i'll be damned if i'm ready to abandon the
one is the ongoing situation regarding the death of ambassador christopher stevens in libya. lots of vagueness about what really went on in the days leading up to this and indeed, afterwards. what is your assessment of where we are now? >> well, let me tell you what's not vague, and that is five days after, five days after what was very quickly determined by the intelligence committee as a terrorist attack, they trotted out our ambassador to the u.n. to every major news outlet saying that...
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he quoted robert lewis stevens in twig to not let you get discouraged. he said despair not. but if you despair, work on in your despair. and then he wrote, so persist. >> my dad, what a guy. what a guy. i mean, he's always been there for me. look, i remember my dad's advice throughout my life. every time i had challenges of one kind or another, he was there with counsel. an extraordinary man. >> who happened to be running for president while mitt was a world away, isolated, depending largely on newspaper accounts of his father's fight for the republican nomination. >> i have decided to fight for and win the republican nomination and election to the presidency of the united states. >> the war in vietnam was issue number one. george romney had been a hawk but turned against the war and said so. >> you know, when i came back from vietnam, i just had the greatest brainwashing that anybody can get. >> by the general? >> when you go over to vietnam -- not only by the generals but also by the diplomatic corps over there. >> months after george romney's now-infamous brainwashing com
he quoted robert lewis stevens in twig to not let you get discouraged. he said despair not. but if you despair, work on in your despair. and then he wrote, so persist. >> my dad, what a guy. what a guy. i mean, he's always been there for me. look, i remember my dad's advice throughout my life. every time i had challenges of one kind or another, he was there with counsel. an extraordinary man. >> who happened to be running for president while mitt was a world away, isolated,...
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>> well, first of all, piers, president obama knew ambassador chris stevens, knew him personally and was s appreciative of his work. as president of the united states, that diplomat core works for him. and he nominates those ambassadors. so what we need to do when the united states has been attacked, when the americans have been killed while serving our country, we don't need to have mitt romney and the republicans in congress taking their first instinct, being to take cheap political shots -- >> hold on a minute, because it was not about what mitt romney which was clumsy in its own way, but the suggestion that ambassador rice made statements that were blaming -- this video -- >> piers. >> it must have been known after four or five days that it was much more likely to have been a terrorist attack that it would have been planned. >> piers, i can't even believe you would suggest that ambassador rice would make misleading statements. at the beginning of this, it was very unclear as to what happened. the main thing was rather than make snap judgments that we take a step back, make sure a
>> well, first of all, piers, president obama knew ambassador chris stevens, knew him personally and was s appreciative of his work. as president of the united states, that diplomat core works for him. and he nominates those ambassadors. so what we need to do when the united states has been attacked, when the americans have been killed while serving our country, we don't need to have mitt romney and the republicans in congress taking their first instinct, being to take cheap political...
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in fact, steven tyler, one of em who got let go, today called this bull, said this is like professional wrestling. let be honest, as americanth the idea of someone just singing, seen it, done that, bored with it. we like this fighting. you're bringing "the real housewives" to "american idol." they're going to fight. that's what it's about. i think it's to get press, get people to watch the show again, watch the ratings jump. >> i can't do the talent shows. you know how much i love howard stern. i can't even watch that other show. >> "america's got talent." >> i can't. it's boring. but this is definitely interesting. >> that's what this is about. >> let's move on. out of new york city, illusionist david blaine puts on a mesh suit, electricity coarsing around him, three days, no sleep, no food. are you amazed by this stunt? >> amazed? >> under the pavement, the cement, remember that? >> i'm not amazed by this at all. staying awake three days? i have friends who stay awake five days at a time. >> starbucks. >> people who don't eat or drink, stuck outside, they should get the money. david b
in fact, steven tyler, one of em who got let go, today called this bull, said this is like professional wrestling. let be honest, as americanth the idea of someone just singing, seen it, done that, bored with it. we like this fighting. you're bringing "the real housewives" to "american idol." they're going to fight. that's what it's about. i think it's to get press, get people to watch the show again, watch the ratings jump. >> i can't do the talent shows. you know how...
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actually met with ambassador stevens. what do you make of this e-mail that was sent to a number of state department officials as well as the national security council? >> well, anderson, we shouldn't be surprised by this. remember, we reported early on, law enforcement sources i had spoken to said the state department had real time access to the facts on the ground, because, of course, from the consulate, they called to the embassy in tripoli, that was patched through to state department headquarters. so we knew they had real-time access to information. it is true that in the early going there is conflicting information, but as you point out, the very same law enforcement officials had interviewed at ramstein air force base those individuals who survived the attack as they came out. so that information, interviews confirming what they have heard from the reports on the ground as they one folding were confirmed very early on. and frankly we still don't know why is it that that information wasn't what was communicated by am
actually met with ambassador stevens. what do you make of this e-mail that was sent to a number of state department officials as well as the national security council? >> well, anderson, we shouldn't be surprised by this. remember, we reported early on, law enforcement sources i had spoken to said the state department had real time access to the facts on the ground, because, of course, from the consulate, they called to the embassy in tripoli, that was patched through to state department...
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it was journalists who found ambassador stevens' journal because neither libyan officials nor american officials had gotten to that consulate. time and again, it took the fbi three weeks to get to the consulate itself to do a forensic investigation. the investigation of this on both the american and the libyan side has been absolutely and completely incompetent. the notion that a journalist could find this guy and sit down with him and do an interview before investigators should not surprise us. disappointing, yes. surprising, no. >> as we get more information, sadly raises more and alarming questions. thanks so much. >>> now for how this is playing out politically. paul begala and ari fleischer. so paul, the attack on the benghazi consulate was a big flash point in the last debate. i know you think it's time for these guys to move on. afghanistan, for example. but given the expanded congressional investigations, the lot of questions about the administration's handling, how much benghazi do you think will be in the next debate? >> i do think it's a certainty. it is, i will say, an impo
it was journalists who found ambassador stevens' journal because neither libyan officials nor american officials had gotten to that consulate. time and again, it took the fbi three weeks to get to the consulate itself to do a forensic investigation. the investigation of this on both the american and the libyan side has been absolutely and completely incompetent. the notion that a journalist could find this guy and sit down with him and do an interview before investigators should not surprise...
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signs that an affiliate of the terror group played a role in the benghazi attack that killed ambassador stevens last month. how mump do we have to worry about? michael hayden has run the u.s. intelligence agency under three presidents. he was appointed by bill carolina tochb and was in that post on 9/11. george w. bush later named him cia director, a job he left 23 days after obama came into office. he's now an adviser to the romney campaign. welcome back to the show, general hayden. >> good morning, fareed. thank you. >> there are two possibilities, one, that this is a bunch of bad guys, militants, that got lucky. the other is this is a systematic campaign perhaps directed by one of the major al qaeda affiliates, if not al qaeda central. you know, this is, in fact, a -- you know, the execution of a long planned attack against the united states. which do you think seems more plausible? >> well, fareed, this is all fuzzy and it's just not fuzzy in our analyst. it's fuzzy in real life. if you look at al qaeda, i'll give you three tears. you gievet al qaeda prime still in pakistan and the border.
signs that an affiliate of the terror group played a role in the benghazi attack that killed ambassador stevens last month. how mump do we have to worry about? michael hayden has run the u.s. intelligence agency under three presidents. he was appointed by bill carolina tochb and was in that post on 9/11. george w. bush later named him cia director, a job he left 23 days after obama came into office. he's now an adviser to the romney campaign. welcome back to the show, general hayden. >>...
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ambassador christopher stevens, three other americans were killed. you know that. at the time of the attack, a backlash was building over an anti-muslim video in other parts of the world. various officials in the obama administration initially said a protest outside the consulate had turned violent. tonight, though, on the eve of a congressional hearing about the security situation in benghazi, prior to the attack, a new narrative is emerging from the state department. jill dougherty joins me now. so jill, there is a question about whether there were protests outside the consulate. the state department is now saying tonight there was nothing out of the ordinary, that all was quiet before the attack took place. there was no protest. that contradicts what we've heard from other corners of the administration, even days after the attack. how can that be? >> well, anderson, you know, they did not specifically say there were no protests. i just checked what one of those officials said, and he said you would have to ask others about that, but that is not our conclusion. a
ambassador christopher stevens, three other americans were killed. you know that. at the time of the attack, a backlash was building over an anti-muslim video in other parts of the world. various officials in the obama administration initially said a protest outside the consulate had turned violent. tonight, though, on the eve of a congressional hearing about the security situation in benghazi, prior to the attack, a new narrative is emerging from the state department. jill dougherty joins me...
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fran serves on the recent advisory board and had traveled to libya and met with ambassador stevens. obviously mrs. smith is upset. you know, it's very understandable why she would be. what is the procedure though for keeping a family informed? she said we will let you know what happened? do they wait until the investigation is over? you would think somebody would be in contact with them. >> there is an office in the justice department. because this is now a criminal investigation, they responsible -- the office of victim/witness assistance. they are supposed to be the advocates inside the apparatus of the u.s. government to get updates, to make sure the families are kept apprised. but you also expect and every department has this. if it's an employee lost, or a member of one of our law enforcement or intelligence service, that agency takes ownership of making sure to shepherd the person through the system and around the system. in many respects, it's sort of incomprehensible to me. these are people -- the family members were identified. they met with senior officials, and it is not
fran serves on the recent advisory board and had traveled to libya and met with ambassador stevens. obviously mrs. smith is upset. you know, it's very understandable why she would be. what is the procedure though for keeping a family informed? she said we will let you know what happened? do they wait until the investigation is over? you would think somebody would be in contact with them. >> there is an office in the justice department. because this is now a criminal investigation, they...
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the words of chris stevens here. the republican chairman of the government committee here lookg into benghazi released the documents friday night. and i want to bring in the former undersecretary of political affairs at the state department, nick burns. nick, welcome. >> thank you. >> you were at the state department for more than ten years, knowing about these cables now, can you just take me inside the state department, you know, when you're hearing words like this, like security vacuum and you're getting these requests from an ambassador, what is the process like? how is it handled? >> well, brooke, i'm sure there will be lots of questions tonight about security post both president obama and governor romney. it is a very important issue. in the state department, of course, security for our diplomats, for our people overseas and more than 275 embassies and consulates, that's job one, that's the priority. it has been for second clinton a and her predecessors. we outside of government cannot possibly know all of the
the words of chris stevens here. the republican chairman of the government committee here lookg into benghazi released the documents friday night. and i want to bring in the former undersecretary of political affairs at the state department, nick burns. nick, welcome. >> thank you. >> you were at the state department for more than ten years, knowing about these cables now, can you just take me inside the state department, you know, when you're hearing words like this, like security...
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ambassador stevens' own father said today this shouldn't be a political issue. this should be an issue we get to the bottom of for our investigation. we should bring those that did this to justice. >> the deaths are incredibly tragic to everyone in america. i assume you would believe also for the romney campaign, but the question here, you know, when you look at it that they're driving at -- the republican side is driving at is why wasn't there more security, and more to the point, why was there so much bad information coming out about what happened? >> well, look, again, let me go back to this sworn testimony that was given at the hearing. those at the state department said that the very thing that everybody has been saying at every moment in this great tragedy has been the best information that we have when we have it available. we're learning stuff each and every day about what happened. that's what an investigation is supposed to do. let me ask you this. let's figure out what happened, but, you know what, we don't need wing-tipped cowboys or shoot from the h
ambassador stevens' own father said today this shouldn't be a political issue. this should be an issue we get to the bottom of for our investigation. we should bring those that did this to justice. >> the deaths are incredibly tragic to everyone in america. i assume you would believe also for the romney campaign, but the question here, you know, when you look at it that they're driving at -- the republican side is driving at is why wasn't there more security, and more to the point, why...
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four americans were killed in the september 11th attack, including ambassador chris stevens. >>> the outbreak of noncontagious fungal meningitis has grown to 35 cases in 6 states. that's 9 new cases in one day. at least five people have died. every patient infected received a steroid injection to the spine, a common treatment for back pain. each patient received an injection of a steroid. the plant where the injection is manufactured has voluntarily shut down. >>> american airlines checking for seat problems. they will do an additional check to the lock that locks the seats to the plane's floor. >>> dinosaur hunter at the university of colorado has discovered a new species, a mini dyno, if you will. scientists say it looked like a porcupine, the size of a house cat and had some big, scary fangs. >> anderson. >>> coming up, al gore takes post debate commentary to a whole new level. the "ridiculist" is next. >>> time now for the "ridiculist." and it's the night after the first presidential debate so of course, there was a lot of analysis going on all day but as i mentioned at the begin
four americans were killed in the september 11th attack, including ambassador chris stevens. >>> the outbreak of noncontagious fungal meningitis has grown to 35 cases in 6 states. that's 9 new cases in one day. at least five people have died. every patient infected received a steroid injection to the spine, a common treatment for back pain. each patient received an injection of a steroid. the plant where the injection is manufactured has voluntarily shut down. >>> american...
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on a rather somber note, one month ago tonight, on the anniversary of 9/11, ambassador chris stevens and three other brave americans were killed in a terrorist attack in benghazi. the state department has made clear there were no protesters there. it was a preplanned assault by heavily armed men. wasn't this a massive intelligence failure, vice president biden? >> what it was is a tragedy, martha. i can make two commitments to you and all the american people tonight. one, we will find and bring to justice the men who did this. and secondly, we will get to the bottom of it and wherever the facts lead us, wherever they lead us, we will make clear to the american public, because whatever mistakes were made, will not be made again. when you're looking at a president, martha, it seems to me that you should take a look at his most important responsibility. that's caring for the national security of the country. the best way to do that is to take a look at how he's handled the issues. the president said he would end the war in iraq. governor romney said that was a mistake. with regard to af
on a rather somber note, one month ago tonight, on the anniversary of 9/11, ambassador chris stevens and three other brave americans were killed in a terrorist attack in benghazi. the state department has made clear there were no protesters there. it was a preplanned assault by heavily armed men. wasn't this a massive intelligence failure, vice president biden? >> what it was is a tragedy, martha. i can make two commitments to you and all the american people tonight. one, we will find and...
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. >> the suspect, steven anderson, who we have identified, goes through his pockets and takes the $40 that mr. perry had, and then kicks him a second time, and then as he's done, another individual who we'd like to identify also comes up and kicks mr. perry one more time in the face. >> perry has a cut lip and several broken bones in his face. >>> the university of mississippi, you know it as ole miss, well, the school just made history. 50 years after immigrating, it's elected its first african-american homecoming queen. >>> first, collect as many credit cards as you can. compete with your friends to buy possessions you can't afford. and don't bother saving for retirement. it's a long way off. these are all things ben stein says you should do if you want to ruin your financial life. christine romans sits down with him in this week's "mastering your money." >> ben stein is a well-known economist. he was a speechwriter for president nixon and, oh, yeah, this. >> bueller. bueller. bueller. >> now ben stein is advising all of us to slack off a little like ferris bueller. he writes financ
. >> the suspect, steven anderson, who we have identified, goes through his pockets and takes the $40 that mr. perry had, and then kicks him a second time, and then as he's done, another individual who we'd like to identify also comes up and kicks mr. perry one more time in the face. >> perry has a cut lip and several broken bones in his face. >>> the university of mississippi, you know it as ole miss, well, the school just made history. 50 years after immigrating, it's...
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ambassador chris stevens, sean smith and two u.s. security officers. a government oversight committee grilled state department officials and diplomatic security officers for close to four hours yesterday. i want to go the deputy manager of the obama campaign, stephanie cutter, she is live there at the debate site in kentucky. stephanie, welcome back. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> no doubt this has absolutely turned in to a political circus, whatever political aisle you're looking at. but how do you explain the mixed messages coming from the administration? >> well, look. you know, the administration has been open and honest from day one about the mbenbenghazi atta. as more information has become available, they've made that information available to the american people and to members of congress. but, you know, when a crisis occurs, when an attack occurs, that information is gathered and over time it's more clear what happened. and i think that's the case here. and, you know, we're here in kentucky at the site of the vice presidential debate a
ambassador chris stevens, sean smith and two u.s. security officers. a government oversight committee grilled state department officials and diplomatic security officers for close to four hours yesterday. i want to go the deputy manager of the obama campaign, stephanie cutter, she is live there at the debate site in kentucky. stephanie, welcome back. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> no doubt this has absolutely turned in to a political circus, whatever political aisle you're...
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the ambassador, christopher steven, was murdered. do you condemn the attack which caused his murder? >> fundamentally, first of all, any action that is provocative, off fenced the religious thoughts and feelings of any people, we condemn. likewise, we condemn any type of extremism. of course, what took place was ugly. offendering the holy prophet was quiting youly. it has nothing to do with freedom and freedom of speech this is the weaken and the abuse of freedom and in many places it is a crime. it shouldn't take place and i do hope that the day will come in which politicians will not seek to offend those whom others hold holy or sanctity. but we also believe that this must also be resolved in a humane atmosphere in a participatory environment and we do not like anyone losing their lives or being killed for any reason anywhere in the world. >> there are protesters all over the middle east threatening american embassies to kill them, to behead them, do you think it should stop? >> you see, i cannot determine what people or nations sh
the ambassador, christopher steven, was murdered. do you condemn the attack which caused his murder? >> fundamentally, first of all, any action that is provocative, off fenced the religious thoughts and feelings of any people, we condemn. likewise, we condemn any type of extremism. of course, what took place was ugly. offendering the holy prophet was quiting youly. it has nothing to do with freedom and freedom of speech this is the weaken and the abuse of freedom and in many places it is...
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ambassador christopher stevens. the vice president is saying that as new facts have become available, u.s. intelligence has changed what it is telling the obama administration. here he was. >> as they learned more facts about exactly what happened, they changed their assessment. that's why there is also an investigation headed by tom pickering, a leading diplomat from the reagan years who is doing an investigation as to whether or not there are any lapses what the lapses were, so that they will never happen again. >> and they wanted more security there. >> well, we weren't told they wanted more security. we did not know they wanted more security. >> hear that twice, we. vice president saying we. that may be the bone of contention here, we were not told that u.s. diplomats in libya wanted more security before that fatal attack. romney, as we just heard, is saying biden contradicted sworn testimony from state department officials. but romney didn't say which state department officials and he didn't say specifically wh
ambassador christopher stevens. the vice president is saying that as new facts have become available, u.s. intelligence has changed what it is telling the obama administration. here he was. >> as they learned more facts about exactly what happened, they changed their assessment. that's why there is also an investigation headed by tom pickering, a leading diplomat from the reagan years who is doing an investigation as to whether or not there are any lapses what the lapses were, so that...
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thank you very much, steven. really appreciate it. >>> well, monday night's debate, mitt romney listed mali as one of the hot spots affected by international terrorism. it was once hailed as a model of democracy in africa. we'll look at why mali now a ticking time bomb. questions? anyone have occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating? yeah. one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. approved! [ female announcer ] live the regular life. phillips'. our boys. husband's sister's boys. play cousins. i'm just gettin' started. woo! [ male announcer ] shop now and put it on layaway. so, you have more time to pay. walmart. so, you have more time to pay. why they have a raise your rate cd. tonight our guest, thomas sargent. nobel laureate in economics, and one of the most cited economists in the world. professor sargent, can you tell me what cd rates will be in two years? no. if he can't, no one can. that's why ally has a raise y
thank you very much, steven. really appreciate it. >>> well, monday night's debate, mitt romney listed mali as one of the hot spots affected by international terrorism. it was once hailed as a model of democracy in africa. we'll look at why mali now a ticking time bomb. questions? anyone have occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating? yeah. one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. approved!...
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ambassador chris stevens. a suspect is now in custody in tunisia and the u.s. will be able to question him. meanwhile, new e-mails raise new questions about the obama administration knew about the attack and when. cnn intelligence correspondent susan kelly joins us now. susan, what do we know about this suspect and how he was caught? >> right, well, cnn is being told his name is anna ali anahrab. he left turkey and then was sent to tunisia. and now according to a u.s. government official, is working with the tunisian government in terms of get access to him. and of course both the fbi and u.s. intelligence agencies are going to be very interested in what he has to say. >> the fbi heading up this investigation. when will they be able to ask him questions? >> it could be a matter of weeks, because there's a process going on here. part of that is internal within the u.s., between the fbi and the intelligence agencies, there is certain information they're looking for, they want to find out who else is involved in this attack, as much as possible, get as much inform
ambassador chris stevens. a suspect is now in custody in tunisia and the u.s. will be able to question him. meanwhile, new e-mails raise new questions about the obama administration knew about the attack and when. cnn intelligence correspondent susan kelly joins us now. susan, what do we know about this suspect and how he was caught? >> right, well, cnn is being told his name is anna ali anahrab. he left turkey and then was sent to tunisia. and now according to a u.s. government official,...
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ambassador to libya chris stevens. stay right there. we'll be back at the top of the hour for a full analysis of each man's performance and what happens from here. but now, let me take you back to that debate. >> i think we have another clear difference between the two of you. now let's move to health care, where i know there is a clear difference. and that has to do with the affordable care act, obama care. and it's a two-minute new segment. and that means two minutes each, and you go first, governor romney. you want it repealed. you want the affordable care act repealed. why? >> i sure do. well, in part, it comes again from my experience. i was in new hampshire. a woman came to me and she said, look, i can't afford insurance for myself or my son. i met a couple in appleton, wisconsin, and they said we're thinking of dropping our insurance. we can't afford it. and the number of small businesses that are dropping their insurance because they can't afford it. the cost of health care is just prohibitive and we've got to deal with cost. an
ambassador to libya chris stevens. stay right there. we'll be back at the top of the hour for a full analysis of each man's performance and what happens from here. but now, let me take you back to that debate. >> i think we have another clear difference between the two of you. now let's move to health care, where i know there is a clear difference. and that has to do with the affordable care act, obama care. and it's a two-minute new segment. and that means two minutes each, and you go...
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in the context of ambassador stevens and his security detail. that's why he was there. that's why he was praising both the courage and sacrifice of individuals in making clear it was an act of terror. >> how do you explain the actions of the administration then? for a full week after the attack when jay carney was asked about it on the 13th, he didn't use the word, terror. susan rice -- on the 17th, the spokeswoman asked if she regarded it as an act of terrorism, i don't think we know enough. then on september 25th on "the view" when the president was asked about it, he said there's no doubt the ongoing assault, that it wasn't just a mob action, which was still unclear. why what appears to be a real hesitancy to use the formal words? >> i think it was a recognition that this was an extraordinaily complicated situation in benghazi. it was difficult to get accurate information and what precisely went on. in fact, that's why the president, actually, the secretary of state, called to conduct a formal inquiry. >> why did they say it was linked to a movie? >> here's the situa
in the context of ambassador stevens and his security detail. that's why he was there. that's why he was praising both the courage and sacrifice of individuals in making clear it was an act of terror. >> how do you explain the actions of the administration then? for a full week after the attack when jay carney was asked about it on the 13th, he didn't use the word, terror. susan rice -- on the 17th, the spokeswoman asked if she regarded it as an act of terrorism, i don't think we know...
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he'll take over diplomatic duties in the wake of the death of ambassador chris stevens. pope came out of retirement to tage this job. he's spent more than three decades in the diplomatic ranks. >> all right. this just in to "early start." the 2012 nobel peace prize was awarded to, drum role, the european uniion. announcement was made moments ago in norway. they were cited for advancement of democracy and reconciliation in europe for decades. the whole european union gets the award, probably the most prestigious and most well known of the world prizes so congratulations to them. >> all right. happening right now, the shuttle "endeavour" is on the move. "endeavour" embarking on its final mission, a 12-mile journey through the streets of los angeles. it will travel from los angeles international airport to its new home at the california science center. there will be plenty of time for photo ops. it's expected to take 46 hours to make that 12-mile trip. we're there with a live report for you. >> all right. if you were busy watching the debate and missed baseball. man, there
he'll take over diplomatic duties in the wake of the death of ambassador chris stevens. pope came out of retirement to tage this job. he's spent more than three decades in the diplomatic ranks. >> all right. this just in to "early start." the 2012 nobel peace prize was awarded to, drum role, the european uniion. announcement was made moments ago in norway. they were cited for advancement of democracy and reconciliation in europe for decades. the whole european union gets the...
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text, there was no connection n my mind, between that phrase are any sense of cause although that cost stevens his death. but i think the questions are valid and they are going to continued to be asked and especially if you look at the timeline. how many people from the administration were unable to answer what caused this terrible calamity or blamed repetitively the action on a demonstration that got out of hand, the president himself at the united nations, two weeks later, mentioning it six times himself -- >> that's true and candy did point that out. the big problem for mitt romney is he got it wrong. in the heat of the debate moment, with everyone watching, what he should have said is, look, it took me two week to knowledge. it wasn't the video that sparked this. it was a preplanned al qaeda attack that sparked qul. he didn't say that >> i didn't attribute the appropriate causeality about that. mitt romney was correct about that. >> but he was clumsy. >> not in my mind. >> let's move onto binders for the women. i'm on mitt romney's side. i do a complete 360. let's watch what he actually sa
text, there was no connection n my mind, between that phrase are any sense of cause although that cost stevens his death. but i think the questions are valid and they are going to continued to be asked and especially if you look at the timeline. how many people from the administration were unable to answer what caused this terrible calamity or blamed repetitively the action on a demonstration that got out of hand, the president himself at the united nations, two weeks later, mentioning it six...
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ambassador christopher stevens, top white house officials were in frequent contact with senior intelligence officials, multiple conversations and possibly we're
ambassador christopher stevens, top white house officials were in frequent contact with senior intelligence officials, multiple conversations and possibly we're
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diane frn foreign defense stois at aei, brett stevens, "the wall street journal's" jurial and the public policy of the national university of singapore. welcome back to all of you. bill, what did you make of what was billed as romney's major foreign policy address? >> the interesting thing to me was when you strip away the rhett rinne and the high-minded talk about leadership, he's not that different from obama and on a couple of points it seemed to me he moved a little closer to president obama, play-by-play analogous to the way he moved to the middle on domestic policy in the first debate. >> diane, you wrote an article in the op-ed times calling him the kind of stark substantive contrast or at least a vision, wasn't so clear it was a contrast. what did you think of it? did he deliver for you in. >> i thght he delivered to me up to a point. i think he made a lot of effort to be more pacific than he has. you know, the campaign on foreign policy has really been plagued by a certain vagueness in this obama has run on his record and romney has run as not obama but none of it has any real t
diane frn foreign defense stois at aei, brett stevens, "the wall street journal's" jurial and the public policy of the national university of singapore. welcome back to all of you. bill, what did you make of what was billed as romney's major foreign policy address? >> the interesting thing to me was when you strip away the rhett rinne and the high-minded talk about leadership, he's not that different from obama and on a couple of points it seemed to me he moved a little closer...
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ambassador christopher stevens, top white house officials were in frequent contact with senior intelligence officials, multiple conversations and possibly we're told tonight at least one secure video conference involving the cia director, david petraeus, the white house national
ambassador christopher stevens, top white house officials were in frequent contact with senior intelligence officials, multiple conversations and possibly we're told tonight at least one secure video conference involving the cia director, david petraeus, the white house national
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this is the usa today/gallup poll, even steven among women that is in 12 swing states. dana, we have seen the president running far ahead of mitt romney among female voters. in fact, different picture here, look at the nationwide polls and obama is still leading romney among women by seven points or more. what accounts for this jump toward romney among women in the 12 swing states, any clue? >> it is hard to answer that without getting what they say -- they call in the business cross tax, the inside numbers in gallup polls to be able to know why the women who said that they are more supportive of mitt romney said that, whether it is his economic positions, whether it was his performance on the debate or something else. but what i can tell you is that other polls also talking about -- or talking to voters in swing states are, you know, less favorable to mitt romney and still is a pretty big gender gap, even in swing states, in the washington post poll and the politico, george washington university poll. but it is important to point this out because gallup is -- didn't ju
this is the usa today/gallup poll, even steven among women that is in 12 swing states. dana, we have seen the president running far ahead of mitt romney among female voters. in fact, different picture here, look at the nationwide polls and obama is still leading romney among women by seven points or more. what accounts for this jump toward romney among women in the 12 swing states, any clue? >> it is hard to answer that without getting what they say -- they call in the business cross tax,...
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that had steven colbert reaching for the near etch e sketch. right after the comment, sales of these things spiked about 1,000%. catch phrases get etched on t-shirts, get turned into viral videos. ♪ >> didn't build that. >> even an empty chair? and become a catch phrase. in this case, aimed at president obama when he blew the the first debate. the good news is that a year or so after the first election, we're all going to have obama romnesia, a condition which erases all 2012 catch phrases. >> and mom, you did build that! >> man, you've definitely got romnesia. >>> i am not going to exploit for political purposes my opponent's youth and inexperience. >> this the time to unleash our one liners? that answer was about as clear as boston harbor. now -- >> we're in the grip of a failed economic theory and this decision better be about what kind of economic theory you want. >> i got to answer this. tell tony blair we're
that had steven colbert reaching for the near etch e sketch. right after the comment, sales of these things spiked about 1,000%. catch phrases get etched on t-shirts, get turned into viral videos. ♪ >> didn't build that. >> even an empty chair? and become a catch phrase. in this case, aimed at president obama when he blew the the first debate. the good news is that a year or so after the first election, we're all going to have obama romnesia, a condition which erases all 2012...
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advisory committee, and roeptly traveled to libya with her employer, and actually met with ambassador stevens. obviously, mrs. smith is very upset. and you know it is very understandable why she would be. what is the procedure, though, for keeping the family informed? she says they said well, we'll let you know what happened. do they wait until the investigation is over, you would think somebody would be in contact with her? >> right, there is actually an office in the justice department, because this is now a criminal investigation that is responsible. the victim witness assistance. they are supposed to be the advocates inside the u.s. apparatus, the government, to make sure that the families are kept apprised. but you also expect, any department has this, if an employee is lost, a member of our intelligence services, that agency takes ownership of making sure to sepherd the person through the system and around the system to get information. so in many respects, anderson, it is sort of incomprehendible to me, the family members were identified, met with senior officials of the united states,
advisory committee, and roeptly traveled to libya with her employer, and actually met with ambassador stevens. obviously, mrs. smith is very upset. and you know it is very understandable why she would be. what is the procedure, though, for keeping the family informed? she says they said well, we'll let you know what happened. do they wait until the investigation is over, you would think somebody would be in contact with her? >> right, there is actually an office in the justice department,...
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ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr is working this story for us. barbara, what new are you learning? >> kate, let's explain to everybody what we're talking about here, when we say that in fact the u.s. intelligence community, the u.s. military is in the very preliminary stages of assembling target lists, possible militant personnel to go after inside libya responsible for that attack. it is what they do. the cia, the military commando units, they gathering intelligence. we know they have been doing that since the attack. they put it together, with all the information they have, satellite imagery, communication intercepts, what they know about a militant organization. some of these groups in eastern libya and they develop a potential target list. this is very preliminary work we are told, assembling that list so they will be ready if president obama were to ask for it. there's no decision to do it. it's not even ready, really. it's not fully cooked. still gathering intelligence,
ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr is working this story for us. barbara, what new are you learning? >> kate, let's explain to everybody what we're talking about here, when we say that in fact the u.s. intelligence community, the u.s. military is in the very preliminary stages of assembling target lists, possible militant personnel to go after inside libya responsible for that attack. it is what they do. the cia, the military...
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. >> the suspect, steven anderson, who we've identified, goes through his pockets and takes the $40 that mr. perry had, and then kicks him a second time and then as he's done, another individual who we'd like to identify also comes up and kicks mr. perry one more time in the face. >> perry has a cut lip, several broken bones in his face. disgusting. >>> each week we're shining a spotlight on the top ten cnn heroes of 2012 as you vote for the one who inspires you the most at cnn.com/heroes. this week the honoree is a single mother from haiti who became the target of sexual violence but turned her personal trauma into a fight for justice. >> translator: two years after the earthquake, the situation is still the same. the people are still under the tents. they don't have electricity. there is no security where they sleep. they are getting raped. in haiti things are very difficult. before the earthquake, there were rapes happening. now i can say it is total disorder. adults are not spared. mothers are not spared. even babies are not spared. my name is malya, appolon and i am a mission of sex
. >> the suspect, steven anderson, who we've identified, goes through his pockets and takes the $40 that mr. perry had, and then kicks him a second time and then as he's done, another individual who we'd like to identify also comes up and kicks mr. perry one more time in the face. >> perry has a cut lip, several broken bones in his face. disgusting. >>> each week we're shining a spotlight on the top ten cnn heroes of 2012 as you vote for the one who inspires you the most at...
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stevens. we love you america. they marched, they marched on the militia headquarters that had done this. they disarmed them themselves. we have changed perceptions throughout that part of the world. now they're going through a very complicated moment. i mean, nobody, no islamists, and not the united states, told a fruit vendor in tunisia, you got to -- because a police officer slapped you and took away your weighing machine and your ability to sell fruit. he did that because he was outraged at a government that was oppressing him. and that brought all the tunisians together. nobody told those people in tahrir square, those young people, that wasn't islamic. that was young people, a generational revolution saying, we want jobs, we want an opportunity. that's what's happening in the middle east. we should welcome it, and embrace it, and understand it. president obama has done that. mitt romney's been hiding behind it. >> "the wall streejournal" would disagree. he wrote this, there's a case to be
stevens. we love you america. they marched, they marched on the militia headquarters that had done this. they disarmed them themselves. we have changed perceptions throughout that part of the world. now they're going through a very complicated moment. i mean, nobody, no islamists, and not the united states, told a fruit vendor in tunisia, you got to -- because a police officer slapped you and took away your weighing machine and your ability to sell fruit. he did that because he was outraged at...
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i mean, you heard from chris stevens' dad just a few weeks ago -- days ago that ambassador, saying listen his death is being politicized. and you heard, you know, vice president biden kind of distancing himself from the state department, saying we didn't know about those requests for extra security. take a listen to what secretary clinton said when i asked her whether the white house, whether the administration, is throwing her state department under the bus. >> i take responsibility. i'm in charge of the state department. 60,000-plus people all over the world, 275 posts. the president and the vice president certainly wouldn't be knowledgeable about specific decisions that are made by security professionals. they're the ones who weigh all of the threats and the risks and the needs, and make a considered decision. >> and soledad, in addition, kind of taking some heat off the white house, i think she also tries to refocus people to say, listen, let's stop this political gotcha. let's stop the bickering and the blame game and remember that four americans, four brave diplomats, died and what
i mean, you heard from chris stevens' dad just a few weeks ago -- days ago that ambassador, saying listen his death is being politicized. and you heard, you know, vice president biden kind of distancing himself from the state department, saying we didn't know about those requests for extra security. take a listen to what secretary clinton said when i asked her whether the white house, whether the administration, is throwing her state department under the bus. >> i take responsibility. i'm...
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president obama has said that ambassador chris stevens and his colleagues represented the best of america, and he is right. we all mourn their loss. the attacks against us in libya were not an isolated incident. they were accompanied by anti-american riots and nearly two dozen other countries, most in the middle east and also in africa and asia. our embassies have been attacked and our flag burned and many of our citizens have been threatened and driven from their overseas homes by vicious mobs shouting death to america. these mobs hoisted the black banner of islamic extremism over american embassies on the anniversary of 9/11. as the dust settles, as the murdered are buried, americans are asking how this happened, how the threats we face have grown worse and what this calls in america to do. these are the right questions. i have come here today to offer a larger perspective on these tragic recent events and to share with you and to share with all americans my vision for a fr freer, more pros pous and pieceful world. the attacking should not be seen as random acts. they are expressions of
president obama has said that ambassador chris stevens and his colleagues represented the best of america, and he is right. we all mourn their loss. the attacks against us in libya were not an isolated incident. they were accompanied by anti-american riots and nearly two dozen other countries, most in the middle east and also in africa and asia. our embassies have been attacked and our flag burned and many of our citizens have been threatened and driven from their overseas homes by vicious mobs...
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ambassador chris stevens and three other americans were not because of some film clip. and yet we heard just the opposite for a long time. took the administration nine days to refer to the attack as the work of terrorists. instead, top officials insisted there was no evidence suggesting that the attack was planned or imminent. they continued to suggest that it was that anti-muslim video produced in the united states that fueled a spontaneous protest in benghazi. this includes folks at the very top of the government, secretary of state hillary clinton, the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. susan rice, and the state department spokeswoman. what did the president and his top lieutenants ham and hau for so long before telling us what really happened? try politics. as for this latest report, the white house says these e-mails were part of a public flow of information in the aftermath of the attack and that it's the job of the intelligence community to sort through all of this. they still refuse to accept any responsibility for misleading us, the american people. however, the more
ambassador chris stevens and three other americans were not because of some film clip. and yet we heard just the opposite for a long time. took the administration nine days to refer to the attack as the work of terrorists. instead, top officials insisted there was no evidence suggesting that the attack was planned or imminent. they continued to suggest that it was that anti-muslim video produced in the united states that fueled a spontaneous protest in benghazi. this includes folks at the very...
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like ambassador chris stevens. and i have to say that from the very beginning, the way that mitt romney's tried to exploit this for political purposes, is a real violation of the tradition we've had in this country, where we come together at these moments of tragedy, when americans are killed overseas. and it was just unfortunate that they decided, instead, to try and exploit the situation there. >> but if it's an intelligence failure, and it's a failure from say, looks like the cia, isn't ultimately that an administration failure, since that's really who put the, you know, leader of the cia in this position? >> well, there's no doubt we should constantly be trying to improve the way we gather our intelligence. and the way we assess that intelligence. the way it works is that you have different intelligence gathering organizations, the cia is one of them, they then feed that information to the director of national intelligence. so to the extent that there was a -- a system that did not gather the information quickl
like ambassador chris stevens. and i have to say that from the very beginning, the way that mitt romney's tried to exploit this for political purposes, is a real violation of the tradition we've had in this country, where we come together at these moments of tragedy, when americans are killed overseas. and it was just unfortunate that they decided, instead, to try and exploit the situation there. >> but if it's an intelligence failure, and it's a failure from say, looks like the cia,...
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yis stevens was one of our best. we lost three other brave americans. i can make absolutely two commitments to you and all the american people tonight. one, we will find and bring to justice the men who did this. and secondly, we will get to the bottom of it and wherever the facts lead us, wherever they lead us, we will make clear to the american public, because whatever mistakes were made, will not be made again. when you're looking at a president, martha, it seems to me that you should take a look at his most important responsibility. that's caring for the national security of the country. the best way to do that is to take a look at how he's handled the issues. on iraq, the president said he would end the war. governor romney said that was a mistake. that he ended it. governor romney said that was a tragic mistake. said we should have left 20,000 troops there. with regard to afghanistan, he said he will end the war in 2014. governor romney said we should not set a date. with regard to 2014, he said it depends. when it came to osama bin laden, the pre
yis stevens was one of our best. we lost three other brave americans. i can make absolutely two commitments to you and all the american people tonight. one, we will find and bring to justice the men who did this. and secondly, we will get to the bottom of it and wherever the facts lead us, wherever they lead us, we will make clear to the american public, because whatever mistakes were made, will not be made again. when you're looking at a president, martha, it seems to me that you should take a...